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Steven Berkoff: the film that changed my lifehttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/apr/01/steven-berkoff-cyrano-bergerac-ferrer
Steven Berkoff hails José Ferrer's definitive performance as the big-snozzled soldier-poet<p>I first saw this at a little cinema near Notting Hill in the early 50s. What inspired me was the plot, damned simple yet profound too – that a man who was heroic, bold, brilliant, masterful, fearless should feel so <em>completely</em> undermined in his quest for love by the gross snozzle on his face. It's the curse of many men who feel less than worthy because they don't have a perfect visage. I identified with Cyrano very strongly as a young man.</p><p>Making the film all the more remarkable is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEacXeAbHpQ" title="">José Ferrer's definitive performance</a> as Cyrano. It's acting at a level which reaches an absolute sublimity. Ferrer is one of the 10 best actors in the world and probably the only American who stands shoulder to shoulder with someone like Laurence Olivier. His is a voice of silk and honey, with a particular and peculiar depth.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/apr/01/steven-berkoff-cyrano-bergerac-ferrer">Continue reading...</a>FilmCultureSteven BerkoffLaurence OlivierSat, 31 Mar 2012 23:05:45 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/apr/01/steven-berkoff-cyrano-bergerac-ferrerPhotograph: Allstar/Cinetext/UNITED ARTIST‘One of the best 10 actors in the world’: Oscar-winning José Ferrer in the title role with Mala Powers in Cyrano de Bergerac. Photograph: Allstar/CinetextPhotograph: Allstar/Cinetext/UNITED ARTIST‘One of the best 10 actors in the world’: Oscar-winning José Ferrer in the title role with Mala Powers in Cyrano de Bergerac. Photograph: Allstar/CinetextInterview by Natalie Woolman2012-03-31T23:05:45Z